Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 09, 2012 8:08 pm Does anyone know what that piece of black plastic that sits between the bricks and frame is? Used for? they seem to put a strip between the raw brick and wooden frames in some parts near where the floors are. Was just curious as to what it is used for? Re: plastic sheet between bricks and frame 3Oct 09, 2012 8:49 pm Are you talking about the dampcourse? If so, it's there to prevent rising damp. Re: plastic sheet between bricks and frame 4Oct 09, 2012 10:47 pm Damp course thanks... Was trying to poke an aerial antenna to the ground floor and I kept on hitting it... For anyone who is researching this afterwards, I used a yellow tongue to find a gap between the sheets and pulled the cables through, no problems at all. sbryzak Are you talking about the dampcourse? If so, it's there to prevent rising damp. Hi, Currently building, we are on a sloping block so we have from floor level to the roof in axon cladding. Below floor level to the ground I want to put brick facings /… 0 4478 This is 100% true. You can not hang anything on steel frames. very frustrating 8 8004 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair At a bit of a loss on this one - we're thinking the original owners never removed the protective laminate covers from their kitchen cabinets after installation and in the… 0 6330 |